2011 Efficiency Makeover Winners

Congratulations - Larry and Nancy Ferrell

Larry and Nancy Ferrell are the grand prize winners of the 2011 Energy Efficiency Home Makeover valued at up to $50,000. The Ferrells are members of First Electric Cooperative and live in Hopewell, Arkansas.

The Ferrells' 31-year-old home will receive comprehensive pre- and post-diagnostic energy audits, including a blower door test, duct blaster test and infrared thermography. The home will receive numerous energy-saving applications, including sealing the building envelope, Retrofoam insulation in the sidewalls, a foam encapsulated attic, an energy efficient Marathon water heater, an ultra-efficient geothermal heating and cooling system, and high-efficiency windows and doors. The home has very little insulation, inefficient windows, and is heated and cooled by an older mismatched inefficient system.

More than 2,000 applications were submitted for the contest. In addition to the grand-prize winner, 16 runners-up will receive free 40-gallon high energy-efficient Marathon water heaters.
Second Prizes – Energy-Efficient Marathon Water Heaters valued at up to $700: